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Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| warlord | military leader who runs a government |
| economy | organized way in which people produce, sell, and buy goods and services |
| reform | change that tries to bring about an improvement |
| monastery | religious community where monks live and work |
| porcelain | type of ceramic ware that is made of fine clay and baked at high temperatures |
| calligraphy | beautiful handwriting; the art of producing beautiful handwriting |
| tribe | group of related families |
| steppe | wide, rolling, grassy plain |
| terror | violent actions that are meant to scare people into surrendering |
| treason | disloyalty to the government |
| census | a count number of people |
| novel | long fiction story |
| barbarian | uncivilized person |